The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11

OF MRS. EWING, on 'Breadmaki1g and
Pastry, Plymouth Church. 10 o'clock A. NJ.
BIRTHDAY BOX SOCIAL" by Sunday school of
First Baptist Church. 7:30 o'clock. P. y.
GRAND opERA-H0USE-"Erminie by the Lyra
Society evening.
ENGLISHS OPERA HOUSE-'A Parlor Match"
evening.
THE MUsEUM-Bennett G. Moulton's Opera Com.
pany in 1.-The Pirates of Penzance" afternoon, and
Fra Diavoo, evening.
THE CASINO-Acrobatic speciaties afternoon and
evening.
A valuable horse belonging to George Eden
bardt was burned to death in the destruction of
his stable by fire yesterday. causing loss OF
5000.
The following persons were licensed to marry
yesterday: Jacob Burk aud Louisa Schmltt.
Frederick F. Burchall and Nettie E. Gilbert,
Clarence c. Dubose and Anna Robertson.
Henry K. English, who fell from the roof OF
the Lutheran Church. Wednesday morning. was
not injured internally. and his physicians say
they are reasonably certain of his recovery.
On Tuesday, Charles Schaub, a juvenile thief,
who has served term in the Reform School,
stole pair OF scales from a grocery store on
Massachusetts, avenue. He was unable to sell
them, and yesterday brought them back to the
store, and wanted TO give them up. The pro-
prietor had him arrested.
A telephone message from the northeastern
part of the city to the station house, last even
ing, stated that q man was in a vacant house
near Howland's station, suffering from crushed
hip and was in dying condition. Flanner q
Hommown sent their ambulance out to bring
him to the city, but after twohours search
they failed to find anyone.
The following gentlemen will compose the
staff of James r. Ross. brigadier-eeneral, com
mapding the Indiana Brigade. Uniformed Rank,
K Of p. and will take part in the procession on
the 22d, ushering in the grand military fair and
carnival: w. j. Mckee, assistant adjutant-gen-
eral; p L. Runyan, Inspector J. NJ. Wampler.
surgeon; John M. Glass, quartermaster F. 81.
Wolf, A. Preston. E. K Wetherell. aids-de-
camp.
COAL DEALERS ASSIGNMENT.
James J. Wells, the proprietor of small coal
yard at No. GO South street, made an assign
ment yesterday for the benefit of his creditors.
His assets and liabilities are both small. and he
thinks he will be able to pay dollar for dollar.
DIVIDEND TO RITZINGER CREDITORS.
The creditors of Rtzinger's bank were paid
dividend of 10 per cent. yesterday by County
Clerk Sullivan. In oil, 80 per cent has
been paid to date. It is expected that there
will be another dividend or two some time dur
ing this year.
CoNDEMNING BAD MEAT
Meat Inspector Thompson. of the local health
board, yesterday condemned three hogs that
had been slaughtered and offered for sale by
Edward Gator, the butcher. The meat was
bruised. stale. and all the bones in the animals
had been broken before slaughterine.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
1t is probable that the building in which the
present State Offices are are located will be Sc
cured by the Police Commissioners for police
headquarters. The present quarters are too
small, and the officers on the force say a change
of some kind will have to be made soon.
ADVOCATES OF LOWER RENTS
The project to hold mass meeting of renters
of the city at Tomlinson Hall, last night. for the
purpose of protesting against the high rents de-
handed by landlords was abandoned by the
Knights of Labor, with whom it originated. The
question is to be thoroughly discussed in all the
assemblies of the city, and after that mass
meeting will be held
MURDERED INFANTS BODY FOUND.
A youth named Albert Roth found the re-
mains of an infant lying on the bank Of Pogues
run, near Wilkins street, yesterday morning.
The body was unclothed, and the coroner's in
vestgation showed that the child had bled to
death, when probably day old, by severing the
umbIlical cord. The body had evidently been
in the water about thirty six hours, and had re-
Gently lodged on the bank by the waters in the
stream receding
TRIED TO SHOOT A POLICEMAN.
A young man giving the name Of Charles
Jones, yesterday afternoon, persisted in smok-
ing and otherwise making himself OBJ
noxious at the Dime Museum. When
the Museum policeman undertook to arrest
him. he resisted, and was proceeding to throw
the officer down stairs, when he slipped and fell.
After desperate struggle, in which both men
were badly cut and bruised about the face
Jones was overpowered and sent to the station
house on the charge of disturbing the peace.
TREASURER LEMCKE GOES INTO OFFICE.
Mr.. j. A. Lemcke yesterday morning succeeded
| Mr. Cooper as Treasurer of State. and, with his
deputies entered upon the discharge of the du
ties of the Office Immediately. Frank NJ Thayer
| formerly postmaster of Evansville, is Mr.
| Lemcke's deputy, and John Sontag, jr., of the
| same place, is the watchman. Treasurer Cooper
| turned his balance over to Mr.. Lemcke in cash
| and the force, assisted by ex-Deputy Conner
| worked all day counting it, but had not finished
| last evening. The count will be resumed to
| day.
| A WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY.
| Wednesday night merchant from Tennessee
/ was robbed of a pocketbook containing $500 il
notes and $24 in money at No. 1927 West Wash
+. ington street The matter was not reported t.
| the police until yesterday, and when they mad
| inquiries at the place one of the girls elaine,
that Florence Crosby. a resident at that number
had given her the pockSbook to throw in
4 vault Ldst oSculuS MISS NToSUy ulau0 quite
! number of purchases at store and as she wa
known to have had no money previous to tn
/ robbery, she was arrested on the charge Of rob
berry.
| SUSPECTED OF BEING COUNTERFEITERs
NJ F. Maston of North Carolina, who ha
been visiting his relatives in Hendricks county
and Charles Maston. of Coatsville, in compan
with Charles Weir merchant of the sam
place, were arrested in the Union Depot las
night on suspicion of being counterfeiters
During the day NJ. f. Maston attempted to pas
a twenty-dollar BILL supposed to be spurious. i
a dsreputabe house the West Side. TIL
bill is from the First National Bank of this city
and bears the signature of William H. English